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No. 1 Georgia visits Kentucky, looking to win SEC opener while Wildcats seek all-around improvement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Top-ranked Georgia isn’t allowing many points right now, a daunting obstacle for a Kentucky squad seeking ways to score some. Those opposite trends don’t appear likely to change in Saturday night’s matchup of former SEC East rivals, but Bulldogs coach...
Live fan calls can be minefields in tough times, but some SEC coaches still take them on radio shows
Gathered at a local restaurant for his weekly coaches’ show, Nick Saban took his traditional first call from Pee Wee of Grand Bay, Alabama. Fresh from a loss to Texas last season, the now-former Alabama coach faced a rare situation where he might expect a critical question on his...
Vandagriff tosses 3 TD passes, Kentucky earns lightning-shortened 31-0 shutout of Southern Miss
LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Brock Vandagriff emerged from a two-hour-plus lightning delay to throw three touchdown passes in his Kentucky debut to lead a 31-0 opening-game shutout of Southern Miss on Saturday night in a game that was called for good with 9:56 remaining in the third quarter after a...
'Seismic' or 'absolutely horrible'? Helmet communication in major college football is here
Louisville coach Jeff Brohm looks forward to being that voice in his player's ear – much like he enjoyed hearing one as an NFL quarterback in the late 1990s. Brohm just didn’t expect college football to take 30 years to follow suit with in-helmet communications. ...
Kentucky, Stoops hope defensive depth, faster offense keeps Wildcats competitive in expanded SEC
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has work ahead if it hopes to climb out of the middle of an expanded Southeastern Conference strengthened by the addition of two college football powerhouses. Coach Mark Stoops hopes a deep defensive corps and quicker offensive pace under another new...
Texas A&M not as noisy, which is good for the Aggies since Mike Elko replaced Jimbo Fisher
DALLAS (AP) — Texas A&M paid $75 million to fire Jimbo Fisher and hired Mike Elko away from Duke to bring some stability to a program that has been suffering through years of dysfunction. “A lot going on, it made it hard to kind of focus on football at times,” left tackle...
